Warboss

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Warboss
Race	Orks
Version	Dark Crusade v1.2 Soulstorm v1.2
Build Info
Hotkey W	Build Cost 200 75  2 Build Time 30 s Built From Settlement Unit Size 1 Requires Orky Fort Limit 1
Unit Stats
Hitpoints	2240/2
Armour	Commander
Morale	500/12/150
Morale Bonus	+200/+3
Death Penalty	-150
Resource Bonus	+2
Unit Mass	35
Move Speed	16
Sight Radius	25 (detection 25)
Attachable	Yes
Weapons
Ranged	Shoota
Melee	Powerclaw

Contents 1 Warboss 2 Tactics 3 Abilities 3.1 Power of Waaagh! 3.2 Waaagh! 3.3 Wild Claw 4 Weapons 4.1 Shoota 4.2 Powerclaw 5 Weapon Upgrades 5.1 Kustom Shoota 6 Researchable Upgrades 6.1 Big Shooty Boss Weapons 6.2 Tougher Bosses Research 6.3 Even Tougher Bosses Research 7 The Dawn of War Player's Guide

Warboss

"I'm da biggest, so I'm da Boss!"

The Ork Warboss leads an Ork army and is one of the most powerful units. He's in charge simply because he's the biggest Ork around, and is without exception able to mobilize his boyz into the grand wild Waaagh! that Orks are so notorious for. Unlike armies of other races, who have their commander at the beginning of the battle, the Warboss won't show up until the fight gets interesting. When enough Boyz have amassed at a location, he then shows up to push them around and lead the mob to battle.

Warboss Orkamungus led the Ork forces assaulting Tartarus in Dawn of War. Warlord Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter led his Waaagh! across Lorn V in Winter Assault, then led them again to find new battles on Kronus in Dark Crusade. Proving the adage that a real Ork never loses, he just runs away and fights some other day, Warlord Gorgutz 'Ead 'Unter founded a new Waaagh! in the Kaurava system in Soulstorm.

Charge Bonus: Once within 7 range of its target when on Assault stance, the Warboss gains a +30% movement bonus to its current base speed, enabling it to quickly close the distance with other units into melee.

Tactics

The Warboss is an excellent warrior, but because he becomes available in Tier 3, it will be easy for the enemy to focus fire on him and kill him quickly. To ensure his survival, attach him to a squad, preferably a Nobz Squad, and research Tougher Bosses Research.

The Special ability of the Warboss, Power of Waaagh!, is very useful. Not only does it make all Orks immune to morale damage, but it will increase their damage and movement speed. The movement speed bonus is very nice as the typical problem with melee squads is they are killed by ranged units before they reach their target.

Abilities

Power of Waaagh!

	Power of Waaagh!			Hotkey: W
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	Friendly Infantry and Heavy Infantry
	Range	15
	Area of effect	20	Cooldown time	120 s
Effects	The Warboss calls upon the power of the Waaagh with the following effects: Affected units are immune to morale damage Affected units have their weapon damage increased by 15% Affected units have their speed increased by 33% The effects lasts for 20 seconds.

Waaagh!

	Waaagh!
	Requires	Variable
	Target Types	Self
	Range	0
	Area of effect	Variable	Cooldown time	Passive ability
Effects	Orks get braver and stronger the more of them there are. This ability confers health bonuses, morale bonuses, and damage bonuses to squads. See the Orky Mob Bonus! page for a full description of how the ability works.

Wild Claw

	Wild Claw
	Requires	Nothing
	Target Types	All enemy infantry
	Range	Melee
	Area of effect	0	Cooldown time	Passive ability, once every 10 seconds
Effects	When engaging in melee, the Warboss goes into a battle frenzy, knocking his target infantry back (20-25 force).

Weapons

Shoota

	Shoota
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 80.3 111.2 77.2 120.4 77.2 57.9 44.8 21.6 3.3 44.8 89.5 15.4 3.3 77.2 27.8 1.9 4 150 182.9 3.5
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	65%	Refire Rate	0.7 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Powerclaw

	Powerclaw
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 72.8 154.0 141.4 166.4 142.6 70.0 59.4 49.8 136.5 20.0 120.0 25.0 27.7 182.0 136.5 40 80 180 220 10 With Tougher Bosses: 83.7 177.1 162.6 191.3 163.9 80.5 68.3 57.2 156.9 20.0 138.0 28.7 31.8 209.3 156.9 40 80 207 253 10 With Even Tougher Bosses: 100.4 212.5 195.1 229.6 196.7 96.6 81.9 68.6 188.3 20.0 165.6 34.4 38.2 251.6 188.3 40 80 248.4 303.6 10
Cost	Default Weapon	Range	Melee	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	Default Weapon	Accuracy	100%	Refire Rate	1 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Nothing

Weapon Upgrades

Kustom Shoota

	Kustom Shoota
Damage Per Second Values Infantry Vehicles Buildings Daemons Morale Base Damage Low Med High H.Med H.Hi Cmdr Low Med High Air Low Med High Med High DPS Base Min Max Min.D Initial DPS: 99.8 138.2 96.0 149.7 96.0 72.0 55.7 28.2 3.3 55.7 111.3 19.2 3.3 138.2 34.6 13 12 80.2 97.1 1.5
Cost	See Big Shooty Boss Weapons	Range	25	Setup Time	0 s
Build Time	See Big Shooty Boss Weapons	Accuracy	65%	Refire Rate	0.3 s
Area of Effect	0	Requires	Big Shooty Boss Weapons

Researchable Upgrades

Big Shooty Boss Weapons

	Big Shooty Boss Weapons			Hotkey: W
	Cost	125 50	Research Time	50 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	70
Effects	Upgrades the ranged weapons of the Warboss to a Kustom Shoota and the Big Mek to a Mega Blasta.

Tougher Bosses Research

	Tougher Bosses Research			Hotkey: G
	Cost	100 25	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	50
Effects	The Warboss's hitpoints are increased by 400 to 2640 HP. The Big Mek's hitpoints are increased by 300 to 1610 HP. Mega Armoured Nobz' hitpoints are increased by 200 to 1100 HP. Nob Leaders' and Stormboy Nob Leaders' hitpoints are increased by 100 to 1000 HP. The Warboss's Powerclaw and the Big Mek's Powerclaw damage is increased by 15% The Warboss's and Big Mek's health regeneration rate is increased by 0.5 HP/s The cooldown time on the Warboss's and the Big Mek's abilities are decreased by 10%

Even Tougher Bosses Research

	Even Tougher Bosses Research			Hotkey: G
	Cost	125 50	Research Time	45 s
	Researched From	Pile O Gunz!
	Requires	Tougher Bosses Research and Orky Fort
Effects	The Warboss's hitpoints are increased by a further 400 to a total of 3040 HP. The Big Mek's hitpoints are increased by a further 300 to a total of 1910 HP. Mega Armoured Nobz' hitpoints are increased by a further 200 to a total of 1300 HP. Nob Leaders' and Stormboy Nob Leaders' hitpoints are increased by a further 100 to a 1100 HP total. The Warboss's Powerclaw and the Big Mek's Powerclaw damage is increased by a further 20% (38% total) The Warboss's and Big Mek's health regeneration rate is increased by a further 0.5 HP/s. The cooldown time on the Warboss's and the Big Mek's abilities are decreased by a further 10% (19% total)

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